MARDAN: The sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices to people under 21 years of age has been banned in Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The section 144 has been imposed on the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices to people under the age of 21 in Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Deputy Commissioner Mardan said that the sale of e-cigarettes and vapes within a radius of 50 meters of educational institutions is also prohibited.

He said that action will be taken against the violators under Section 188.

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Earlier, The International Research Institute has revealed that nearly two and a half million people smoke cigarettes in Pakistan, while the number of snuff users is more than half.

The International Research Institute released a report on the status of tobacco control in Pakistan, according to which about 25 million people smoke cigarettes and more than 15 million use snuff in Pakistan.

A report on the tobacco situation in Pakistan, prepared by the international organization Tobacco Harm Reduction, states that 1.2 million lives could be saved by adopting better tobacco control methods in Pakistan.